Crime Rates at Peckham Road, London, SE15 5LE

Peckham Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Faraday , and the 208th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Peckham Road (SE15 5LE) in the last 12 months was 75.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% lower than the Faraday average (157.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peckham Road (SE15 5LE), the main crime hotspot is near Melon Road. Police recorded 152 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.